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Source Filmmaker

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App ID 1840
App Type Application
Developer
Publisher Valve
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Source Engine
Last Changenumber 38478330
Last Record Update 31 August 2026 – 15:11:36 UTC ()
Release Date 10 July 2012 – 23:30:00 UTC ()
😍 91.22%
44k reviews
683
In-App
📏 Animation & Modeling 📽 Video Production 🆓 Free to Play 💾 Software 😓 Difficult

The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.

Additional Information

This application is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: This content type cannot be shared

Developer Valve
gamedir valvetestapp1840
metacritic_name Source Filmmaker
icon empty string
NoServers Yes
primarycache 1841
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
DisableOverlay Yes
workshop_visible Yes
FreeOnDemand Yes
Publisher Valve
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 6 (This content type cannot be shared)
Store Release Date 10 July 2012 – 23:30:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Video Production (58)
Store Genres Animation & Modeling (51), Video Production (58)
Steam Release Date 10 July 2012 – 23:30:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 October 2012 – 18:38:25 UTC () (1349203105)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct44
height_pct27
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Lua SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK, Python SDK, Qt SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 2
  • test_timestamp: 26 May 2026 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 489744
  • steam_machine_tests:
    0 ↴
    display3
    token#SteamMachine_TestResult_TextInputDoesNotAutomaticallyInvokesKeyboard
    1 ↴
    display4
    token#SteamMachine_TestResult_DefaultControllerConfigFullyFunctional
    2 ↴
    display4
    token#SteamMachine_TestResult_DefaultConfigurationIsPerformant
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
First seen on SteamDB 5 March 2013 – 17:58:45 UTC (), in changelist #189585

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Assets

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clienttga a1cf14e2eae91a68b312fe08e3d3ed4eb0c3769c
icon a2ac9b9bfd3f560f48d184c90f4e6baaaa4bd92a
logo a6582cbd44dfc66cc78e113ca26bd74f7812c621
logo_small a6582cbd44dfc66cc78e113ca26bd74f7812c621_thumb
small_capsule
englishcapsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
englishheader.jpg
library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct44
logo_position/height_pct27
Assets
small_capsulecapsule_231x87.jpg
headerheader.jpg
header_2xheader.jpg
library_capsulelibrary_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
community_icona2ac9b9bfd3f560f48d184c90f4e6baaaa4bd92a.jpg
page_background_pathapp/1840
timestamp24 February 2023 – 19:33:17 UTC

Trailer 8243 ↴

trailer_name Source Filmmaker Trailer
trailer_category 0
microtrailer ↴
video/webm 1840/8243/151e80b98d65c55d41d14304f5944d932eb15677/1751245932/microtrailer.webm
video/mp4 1840/8243/151e80b98d65c55d41d14304f5944d932eb15677/1751245932/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
dash_av1 1840/8243/151e80b98d65c55d41d14304f5944d932eb15677/1751245932/dash_av1.mpd
dash_h264 1840/8243/151e80b98d65c55d41d14304f5944d932eb15677/1751245932/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264 1840/8243/151e80b98d65c55d41d14304f5944d932eb15677/1751245932/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium 81848/movie.293x165.jpg
all_ages true
timestamp 12 November 2015 – 19:23:22 UTC
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